εἰδωλο-λατρία G1495
Idolatry; the worship of idols or false gods, extended to any misplaced ultimate devotion
A compound noun (eidolon + latreia) denoting service rendered to images or false gods. Paul uses it both literally and metaphorically: in 1 Corinthians 10:14 he urges believers to 'flee from idolatry' in the context of pagan temple feasts, while in Colossians 3:5 he strikingly equates greed itself with idolatry. Galatians 5:20 lists it among 'works of the flesh,' and 1 Peter 4:3 recalls it as part of the converts' pagan past. German 'Goetzendienst' (idol-service) preserves the compound structure of the Greek original.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The worship of idols or false deities, encompassing both literal participation in pagan cult practices and the metaphorical elevation of created things to ultimate allegiance. Paul commands flight from it in 1 Corinthians 10:14 amid discussion of idol-meat, and radically extends it to covetousness in Colossians 3:5. Galatians 5:20 and 1 Peter 4:3 place it in vice catalogs. The translations (spa 'idolatria,' fra 'idolatrie,' deu 'Goetzendienst') all preserve the composite idol-worship meaning, with German particularly mirroring the Greek compound structure. 4×
AR["عِبادَةُ-الأوثانِ", "عِبادَةُ-الأَوثانِ", "عِبادَةِ-أصنامٍ", "عِبادَةِ-الأوثانِ"]·ben["প্রতিমাপূজা", "মূর্তিপূজা,", "মূর্তিপূজায়", "মূর্তিপূজার।"]·DE["Goetzendienst"]·EN["idolatries", "idolatry"]·FR["idolâtrie", "εἰδωλολατρία", "εἰδωλολατρίαις"]·heb["עֲבוֹדַת-אֱלִילִים", "עֲבוֹדוֹת-אֱלִילִים"]·HI["मुरति-पुज,", "मुरतिपुज", "मूर्ति-पूजा", "मूर्तिपूजा"]·ID["penyembahan berhala", "penyembahan-berhala"]·IT["eidōlolatria", "eidōlolatriais", "idolatria"]·jav["nyembah-brahala", "nyembah-brahala,", "nyembah-brahala.", "panyembahan-brahala."]·KO["우상-숭배", "우상-숭배들", "우상숭배", "우상숭배,"]·PT["idolatria", "idolatria.", "idolatrias."]·RU["идолослужение", "идолослужения.", "идолослужениях."]·ES["idolatría", "idolatrías"]·SW["ibada-ya-sanamu", "ibada-ya-sanamu.", "ibada-za-sanamu"]·TR["putperestlik", "putperestliklerde", "putperestlikten-"]·urd["بت-پرستی", "بت-پرستیوں۔"]
Related Senses
H3548 1. priest, cultic officiant (750×)G5547 1. Christ, Messiah, Anointed One (540×)H5030 1. Prophet, divine spokesperson (317×)H5930a 1. burnt offering (sacrifice) (286×)H3881 1. Levites (priestly class) (283×)G4396 1. prophet, spokesperson of God (146×)H6944 1. sanctuary, holy place (129×)G0749 1. high priest, chief priest (123×)H6944 2. holiness, sacredness (abstract quality) (123×)G5330 1. Pharisee (99×)G4336 1. pray to God (86×)H6944 3. holy things, sacred offerings (plural) (86×)H3722a 1. make ritual atonement (Piel) (85×)H6912 1. bury (Qal active) (82×)H6419 1. pray (Hitpael) (80×)H6944 4. holiness (with possessive pronoun) (77×)H6942 1. sanctify, consecrate (Piel factitive) (76×)H2930a 1. Qal: be/become unclean (75×)H7819a 1. slaughter an animal (Qal active) (72×)H1486 1. lot (object cast for decisions) (71×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
εἰδωλο-λατρία, ἡ, idolatry, NT